tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post327629534664408629..comments2019-09-10T15:13:09.895-07:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: Decision DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-24537184795036804612008-06-08T21:24:00.000-07:002008-06-08T21:24:00.000-07:00From the onset, I correctly explained that "there ...From the onset, I correctly explained that "<I>there are two options here.</I>"<BR/><BR/>The first option would be that "<I>the Washington State Legislature completely funds the building of a $500,000,000 state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility (i.e., the King County Events Center) somewhere in the Puget Sound, which would thereby allow the Professional Basketball Club, LLC to flip the Seattle Supersonics for a huge profit to a local buyer (e.g., Steve Ballmer, Kemper Freeman, Jr., et al.).</I>"<BR/><BR/>The second option would be that "<I>the Professional Basketball Club, LLC relocates the Seattle Supersonics to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; consequently, Clayton Bennett becomes a renowned civic leader -- as well as somewhat of a philanthropist -- within his hometown community.</I>"<BR/><BR/><A>http://sonicscentral.com/blog/?p=1357</A><BR/><BR/>Although I personally believe that the City of Seattle is right in attempting to legally enforce its lease with the Seattle SuperSonics -- and, in consequence, the current ownership group (i.e., the Professional Basketball Club, LLC) -- through its completion (i.e., the 2009-2010 season), the pending lawsuit between Howard Schultz and the Professional Basketball Club, LLC is inherently flawed in my book.<BR/><BR/>The premise of rescinding the sale of the Seattle SuperSonics by the Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC to the Professional Basketball Club, LLC based solely on a flimsy good-faith clause seemingly lacks enough substance -- which is partly due to the apparently immense difficulty of proving fraud in a court of law -- nonetheless, I'm admittedly ignorant regarding the intricate nature of leaglese and its judicial interpretation—especially in this case.<BR/><BR/>I guess that, well, I'm in the same boat as many folks at SonicsCentral -- such as Dick Tate, Myk, DK, and even Brian Robinson this time -- since settling for an expansion team that begins play to start the 2010-2011 season is fine by me. Under that scenario, however, there'd also need to be another expansion team; that'd thereby even out the amount of ballclubs in the NBA. A city like Kansas City, Missouri -- which could use a primary tenant for the recently constructed Sprint Center -- would be a great location.<BR/><BR/>Throughout the two years that there isn't a ballclub in Seattle, the Seattle City Council and Washington State Legislature can allot funding to renovate the dilapidated Key Arena -- while a new ownership group is formed and headed by Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer -- which, à la the rising of the Phoenix, will signify a fresh new beginning for a once proud franchise in the Sonics. All in all, no matter some folks' aversion to that theoretical conclusion, I think that it's a satisfactory outcome for most of us.AK1984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-25173582827887353142008-06-08T11:42:00.000-07:002008-06-08T11:42:00.000-07:00Technically, the court case is the City of Seattle...Technically, the court case is the City of Seattle vs. the Seattle SuperSonics, but I totally understand what you're saying. I don't like calling PBC the "Seattle Sonics" for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that they NEVER had any interest in Seattle and actually had none in the Sonics, either. The Sonics were simply a vehicle to obtain an OKC NBA franchise by theft - the quickest and easiest way they knew how to do it. <BR/><BR/>They needed something that came naturally for them: Fraud, Theft, and Lying were a piece of cake. And even easier for David Stern, who not only condoned the whole thing, but probably suggested it to Clay in the first place. I certainly don't associate the "Sonics" with a bunch of lying, thieving OKC businessmen, even though technically they own our team. Hopefully, not for long. <BR/>- ZenDocOnline ZenDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899802947974759638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-59772676876330406142008-06-06T15:55:00.000-07:002008-06-06T15:55:00.000-07:00Please stop calling Clay Bennetts ownership "the S...Please stop calling Clay Bennetts ownership "the Sonics". Please call them the PBC. I always get confused for a second or two when I'm reading an article because I'm use to cheering for "the Sonics" but in articles about the litigation process I have to remember "the Sonics" equals the evil ownership from OKCapotheosis29noreply@blogger.com